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Dive Leader

Dive Leader

Dive Leader

The Dive Leader level is the highest in recreational diving and the steppingstone towards becoming a diving instructor. As certified Dive Leader you are qualified to dive with beginners. As such you do take a considerable amount of responsibility and act as link between the diving instructor and the student.

Prerequisites

•Master Diver or CMAS** certification •be at least 18 years old •a valid medical statement of fitness for diving•have 65 logged dives (log book!) of which at least 10 have to be up to depth of 30 m to 40 m•deep diving specialty•diving security and rescue specialty•night diving specialty•first aid or CPR/O2/AED certification

Academic (theoretical) training

•Repetition/consolidation of the CMAS** or Master Diver knowledge•Relevant diving laws and regulations•Diving equipment•Physics of diving•Diving medicine•Psychological aspects of diving•Dive planning and management•Assessment of the environmental/situational conditions•Diving with inexperienced divers•Environment/nature

Practical training

•60 sec. breath hold (static), 45 m distance diving (dynamic), 10 m deep dive (CWT)•Snorkeling for 60 min covering a distance of at least 1500 m•Snorkeling a distance of 150 m followed by a dive to a depth of 7,5 m to a waiting scuba diver which needs to be transported (lifted) to the surface•Secure (tying) a rope in 5m depth•Group management with beginners•Speed controlled ascent without fins•Safe completion of a dive with one’s octopus used by a second diver•Set and recovery of a Boje•Diving a defined compass course•Night diving•First aid in conjunction with accidents on water